MANILA, Philippines — RT Telecom Sdn Bhd of Malaysia is joining the roster of interested common tower providers in the country. The company signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) for cooperation under the company’s planned rollout of common towers in the country. The company cited the Philippines’ low tower density, the expected deployment of 5G network, and the announcement of a third telecommunications player as the factors that led it to join the government’s common tower program. In the Philippines, the company has implemented tower rollout since 2007 for clients such as Ericsson, Globe, Digital Mobile Philippines, and Smart, constructing over 1,000 telecom towers. Aside from RT Telecom, four international tower providers and one local company have signed MOUs with the DICT for their plans to build common towers in the country.

Source: Philippine Star January 31, 2019 16:05 UTC